Telemetry Registered Nurse
Marshfield, WI
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry. The position provides care for acute cardiac medical and surgical patients, including individuals recovering from cardiac procedures and surgery. Responsibilities include telemetry-based assessment, management of titratable infusions, chest pain care, and post-procedural monitoring in a fast-paced inpatient environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend and holiday required. No self-scheduling; block scheduling may be available based on unit needs.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in a busy hospital environment; experience caring for post-procedural cardiac patients; proficiency with transradial band compression devices, chest pain management, and post-cardiac surgical patients; current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA); active license required for submission.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for cardiac medical and surgical patients, including post-catheterization, post-stent, pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, left atrial appendage closure, mitral clip, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass graft, and valve replacement patients.
  • Common patient conditions include atrial fibrillation, chest pain, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, syncope, and bradycardia requiring temporary pacemaker support.
  • Registered Nurses titrate nitroglycerin, heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, furosemide, bumetanide, and dobutamine infusions; vasopressors are not used.
  • A central telemetry unit monitors non-critical care patients and performs rhythm interpretation.
  • Respiratory therapy is available continuously to assist with nebulizers, inhalers, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and high-flow therapy. Registered Nurses are responsible for incentive spirometry.
  • Orientation includes one organizational onboarding shift and one unit-based shift.
  • Scrubs are not provided, and no specific scrub color is required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits